Mourinho: “It’s the worst period of my career. But it’s a fantastic experience because…”

Jose Mourinho has described Chelsea's stuttering start to the season as the "worst period of my career."

The current Premier League champions are 14th after seven games where they have collected just two league victories.

"I define it as the worst period in my career with the worst results in my career, which I see as a fantastic experience", said the former Porto, Inter Milan and Real Madrid boss ahead of Saturday's home game with Southampton.

"It is not one I want to repeat. I want it to finish tomorrow, but it's a good experience in my career.

"It comes too late. To come after 15 years is too late. It should come after three or four. But it's something that's helping me to be better".

"It's a great negative experience. It's the worst results. I've had big challenges all the time. But it's the worst period: I've never lost so many matches, that's a fact. When I am top of the league and the second team are a point behind that's the pressure I like. I don't like the pressure where we are, but I cope well with it. It's always about the next match. I'm waiting for tomorrow, want to play, so I cope. I cope."